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Synaptonemal complex is formed during which stage of meiosis?
A
Zygotene
B
Leptotene
C
Pachytene
D
Diplotene
Explanation
During Zygotene, homologous chromosomes pair up (synapsis) and the synaptonemal complex (a protein structure) forms between them, holding them together. Each pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is called a bivalent or tetrad (4 chromatids total).
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